Corset or waist.



W. McGABE.

CORSET 0R WAIST.

APPLICATION FILED NOV.16.1911.

1,123,907., Patented Jan. 5,1915.

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WILLIAM MCCABE, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

CORSET 0R WAIST.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Appfieation filed November 16, 1911.

T 0 a? Z 10710712. it may concern Be it known that 1, WILLIAM McCAnn, a citizen of the United States of America, residing in the city of St. Louis and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Corsets or \Vaists, of which the following is a specification.

For the purpose of creating a neat and dressy appearance in the apparel of women, it is of prime importance to obviate, as far as possible, all undesirable fullness, and any unnecessary parts in connection with the corset or waist. I am well aware that various devices have been employed for padding the fronts of corsets and for supporting the abdomen independently of the corset front, in order to leave the corset free to impart the desired form to the clothing. But these devices have proven unsatisfactory by reason of an undesirable accumulation of goods in the front which seriously impairs a dressy appearance. To obviate these drawbacks forms the primary object of this invention. In attaining this object, my invention contemplates the provision of means whereby that portion of the corset or waist, which is below the waist line, can be taken up or reduced in girth independently of the usual means for drawing the parts of the corset together at the back. With this object in view, I provide an adjustable connection be tween the rear edges of the front panels of he corset which extends around the back of the wearer within the corset.

A collateral object of my invention is to provide an improved construction for the sides and back of a corset provided with my device which will adapt the corset to fit snugly, and to set properly, whatever the adjustment may be of the take-up device.

Other and further objects will appear in the specification and be specifically pointed out in the appended claim eference being had to the accompanying drawings exemplifying the invention, and in which,

Figure 1 is an inside elevation of a corset provided with my improvements, and opened up from the rear to better display the same. Fig. 2 is a view showing the corset as applied to the wearer, the back of the corset being opened up to show the method of applying improved device.

Referring more particularly to the draw- ]Patented Jan. 5, 1915..

Serial No. 680,699.

ings, my invention is disclosed as embodied in a corset comprising a pair of front panels 1 which may be detachably connected together in any wellknown manner (not shown), such as the usual clasp fastenings, a back panel 2, spaced from each front panel and connected thereto by an insertion to be described presently. The back panels are provided with holes 3 for the usual lacing (not shown in the drawings). For connecting each front panel 1 to its corresponding back panel 2, I provide an insertion consisting of an inextensible strip 4 at the upper end of the corset, and a plurality of elastic straps 5 at the lower end, which cooperate with the girth reducing device now to be de scribed, by imparting elasticity to the lower portion of the corset to adapt it to conform readily outside of the girth reducing device in the rear.

In order to provide an adjustable connection between the front panels 1 around the back of the corset, I preferably secure a wing 6 to the rear edge of each of said panels adjacent the lower end thereof, securing to one of these wings a buckle 7 and to the other a strap 8 which could, of course, be replaced by any other suitable fasteners without departing from the spirit of my invention.

The use of my improved device will now be readily understood. To secure the desired support for the abdomen, and at the same time to draw the front panels close in to the body of the wearer and toward the rear, the strap 8 is adjusted through the buckle 7 until the desired tension is secured. By an inspection of Figs. 1 and 2, it will be seen that this device forms, with the lower ends of the front panels 1, an adjustable inextensible band, the backpanels being adapted to be secured together inclependently on the outside with the elastic straps 5 drawing the corset or waist proper snugly about the person of the wearer. lVhile the insertion can be made entirely inelastic or entirely elastic, I prefer to embody my invention in the particular form shown in the drawings.

What I claim is:

A corset comprising a pair of front panels, a back panel secured to each of said front panels, a Wing secured to the rear edge of the lower portion of said front cured between said front and rear panels panels, means for drawmg and fastening for allowing said rear panels to be self-adsaid W1ngs together, sa1d front panels and 1ust1ng over said Wmgs.

said Wings forming an adjustable inextensi- WILLIAM MCCABE. 5 ble band, said back panels adapted to be laid In the presence ofover said Wings after said Wings have been M. C. I'IAHMON,

drawn together, and extensible strips se- H. G. FLETCHER.

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Washington, D. G. 

